Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 926-936.e2 , September 2008

Proinflammatory Role of Leukocyte-Derived Egr-1 in the Development of Murine Postoperative Ileus

Received 27 February 2007 ,Accepted 29 May 2008.

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grants R01-GM58241, R01-DK068610, and P50-GM53789.

 Conflicts of interest: No conflicts of interest exist.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.05.079

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